2 Akshara Kids not allowed to give exam

Medchal District’s Akshara International School has restricted the entry of two students to the school as they had not paid the school fees.

In a similar incident, Spring Fields School in Tolichowki also prevented children from writing the examination for non payment of fees.

Child right activists said that it was the duty of parents to pay the fee on time as when they had enrolled their children private schools, they knew about the high fee structure. But at the same time, paying fee is a contract between the parents and the school and children should not be dragged into this. Also schools should not ask the fee from children or insult them for not paying the fee which would attract Juvenile Justice Act of care and Protection. This would irrevocably harm the child, said Mr Achyuta Rao, a child rights activist.